Carry bag



May 26, 1931.

c. P. KLEEBAUER ETAL CARRY BAG Filed July 8, 192

Patented May 26, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHARLES I.

KLEEZBAUER, F COHOES, AND ROBERT M. LACKEY, 0F WATERFORD,

NEW YORK CARRY BAG Application filed July 8, 1927. Serial No. 204,189.

This invention appertains to improvements in bags and more particularly in paper bags for conveying and carrying articles of various sorts and tothe means for grasping them by hand. and for keeping them closed and locked in service.

Among the salient objects which this invention has in view are: to simplify and cheapen the construction by eliminating all waste of material from which the bag is made; to render the bag more sturdy and strong in construction by the provision of reenforcing means for preventing tearing of or injury to the portions of the bag subjected to the sever- I est conditions of service; to render the locking means of the bag more'eflicient and efiective; and in general to improve the construction of paper bags.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the closure for the bag showing a fragment of the bag;

Figure 2 is a similar view of a slightly modified form of the bag; and

Figure 3 is a back view of the fragment of the bag showing the closing and locking means in active position.

By reference now more particularly to the drawings which shows by way of illustration and example the preferred embodiments of of the invention and to the details of which we do not intend to be confined, the invention is exemplified in a construction which, in the modification shown in Figure 1, comprises a paper bag having a front 10 and back 11, the side edges of the back and front being joined, sealed or united in any suitable or desired manner. The front and back of the bag have openings 12 which align and coincide so that the hand of the user of the bag may be inserted through them and the bag thus carried.

In conjunction with this construction, we provide means for closing and locking the top of the bag in service, and this means preferably comprises a locking member 13 which 56 may either be joined to the back of the ba or may be formed as a unitary part thereo This member 13 projects upwardly from the top edge of the bag and preferably has a small lug 14 associated with it. In the modification shown in Figure 1, the top edges of the front and back terminate on the same level and the bag is adapted to be folded along the lines 15 in order to close the top and when so folded, the projecting member 13 may be inserted through the openings 12 and bent upwardly against the back of the bag, as shown in Figure 3. We provide means for locking said projectlng member 13 within the openings 12. One way in which this projecting member may be locked in the openings 12 is by having the 55 width of the projecting member greater than the width of the openings 12. Thus, when the projecting member is flexed through the opening 12, its locked position is maintained by reason of the fact that the width thereof is greater than the width of the openings and it cannot be easily pulled out thereof. Another means for locking the projecting member within the openings is by the provision of the lug 1 1 which, when the member '13 is inserted through the openings 12, fits into a slot 16 on the back of the bag as shown in Figure 3 and secures the projecting member securely in its locking position. In the preferred form of the invention we preferably use both the lug as well as a projecting member of width greater than the openings to insure an eflicient locking.

It will be seen that the main function of the projecting member is to close and lock the 35 bag. Another desirable function performed by the member 13 is that it covers up the raw edges of the openings and prevents the same from causing irritation or any injury to the hand when inserted through the openings 12.

In view of the fact that the bag is preferably constructed of paper it is consequently somewhat weak and the parts subjected to the severest conditions of service, that is, the projecting member 13 and the portions in the neighborhood of the openings 12 are liable to tear and become damaged easily. To prevent such tearing of or injury to these parts, we preferably reenforce them and to this end we employ a paper or other reenforcing element 16 on the back of the bag around the opening 12 and preferably on the inner side of said back. A similar reenforcing element 17 is also preferably secured to the in- 5 ner side of the front of the bag and around the opening 12 thereof. The reenforcing element 16 on the back of the bag preferably covers the portions 13 and 14 thereof, which perhaps need reenforcement more than any other parts of the bag.

In Figure 2 of the drawings, We have disclosed a slight modification of the invention designed particularly to eliminate all material not necessary for the bag. In this mod- 15 ification, the top edge of the back 11 of the bag is at an elevated position with respect to the front edge thereof and the folding of the bag occurs along the line 18 which substantially coincides with the top edge of 20 the front side. Otherwise the modification shown in Figure 2 is in all essential respects similar to that shown in Figure 1.

It will be noted that our invention provides a bag in which all waste of materials are substantially eliminated and this is due particularly to the fact that we employ the projecting element 13 which extends upwardly from the upper edge of either the front or the back of the bag. It will further be seen that a bag constructed in accordance with our invention is very strong and sturdy in its nature and has a long life even when subjected to severe conditions of service.

Having thus described our invention, what I we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A bag comprising a back portion and a front portion, at least one of said portions being adapted for folding along a line near the edge thereof, said portions having registered openings therethrough, a member projecting from the edge of the foldable portion and adapted to be passed through the registered openings when said portion is folded, and a lug associated with said member and adapted to enter a slot in one of said portions when the member is inserted through the openings, said member having greater width than said openings.

CHARLES P. KLEEBAUER.

ROBERT M. LACKEY. 

